New episodes every Friday covering the latest in Wildlife Conservation, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Policy, including special guest interviews across the environmental/sustainability space.
Hosted by Matt Norden and produced/co-hosted by Nick Gennusa.
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Matt talks about Azerbaijan’s continued fossil fuel investments leading up to COP29 (COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas investments), The Oriental Pied Hornbill’s recovery in Singapore (Meet the strange-looking bird making a spectacular recovery amid the skyscrapers of Singapore), Fossil fuels being banned in Federal buildings (Fossil fuels will be banned from new and remodeled federal buildings), Polysilicon will soon begin shipping in the US again (Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again), Emissions limits for coal-burning power plants (E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal-Burning Power Plants), And expedited permitting for clean energy projects (Biden Administration Moves to Speed Up Permits for Clean Energy)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link” for 15% off.
Matt and Nick talk about a progress report for a plastic pollution treaty (During plastic pollution treaty, the U.S. faces calls to do more), There is officially 50% more carbon in the atmosphere than pre-industrial times (Carbon Dioxide Levels Have Passed a New Milestone), Expanded protections for national monuments established by President Obama (Biden plans to expand two national monuments in California), Protections for coal miners (Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they're getting new protections), A new rule requiring higher fees for oil and gas companies to drill on federal land (Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule), Europe warming faster than the rest of the world (Climate change means deadly heat for Europe), And bamboo farming in Uganda (Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link” for 15% off.
Matt interviews Sam Schutte of Synthica Energy. Snythica Energy is a company that is developing anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities designed to convert organic waste into renewable gas. Their ambitious goal is to divert one million tons per year of organic waste from landfills and generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 30,000 homes. Sam Schutte is a renowned expert in the fields of anaerobic digestion commercialization and organics-to-energy platform development. You can keep up with Snythica Energy on Facebook and Youtube. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off.
Matt and Nick have a massive episode today and start by talking about Switzerland being held liable for human rights violations (Switzerland’s Climate Shortfalls Violate Human Rights, European Court Rules), The EPA strengthening its regulations on chemical manufacturers (New EPA rules for about 200 US chemical manufacturers take aim at ‘cancer alleys’), The EPA tightening its requirements for removing PFAS from drinking water (EPA sets new limits for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water), The U.S. still funding and expanding highways (As some countries spurn cars, the U.S. continues to embrace highways), Sand dams in Kenya to retain water (Kenyans build sand dams on seasonal rivers to retain water for dry seasons), Expanding natural farming practices in India (Farmers in India are hit hard by extreme weather. Some say expanding natural farming is the answer), Angola’s push for more solar (Angola makes a huge investment in solar), Deforestation impacting rainforests globally (Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute | Deforestation), An effort to restore swathes of rainforests in Peru (Amazon rainforest in Peru, ravaged by gold mining, is being restored), And deforestation down in Colombia's Amazon (Colombia Amazon deforestation forecast down 25% to 35% last year, ministry says)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link” for 15% off.
Matt and Nick talk about the rise of secondhand clothing (Secondhand clothing on track to take 10% of global fashion sales | Retail industry), Climate change has endangered certain types of cheese (Camembert and Brie 'could disappear,' scientists in France warn), Restored wildlife protections by the Biden Administration (Biden restores endangered species protections rolled back by Trump), And New England’s last coal-fired power plants are closing (The Last Coal-Fired Power Plants in New England Are to Close)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link” for 15% off.